"involutory" meaning in English

See involutory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} involutory (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics) Of a mapping or transformation: being its own inverse; being an involution. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-involutory-en-adj-Nz~GDhQ1 Topics: mathematics, sciences

Noun

Forms: involutories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} involutory (plural involutories)
  1. (mathematics) A linear transformation that is its own inverse, i.e., that has period two. Categories (topical): Mathematics
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